The Rockettes is a dance group best known for its appearance in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular which is a live theatrical event performed at the The Radio City Musical Hall in New York City. The show runs from early November through to late December every year and has become a perennial favorite among locals and tourists alike. The show has a punishing schedule of up to seven shows a day during the peak performance days and is a testament to the dancers training and professionalism. The Rockettes have to contend with microphones in their shoes, 10lb costumes and even seven costume changes a night. The rigorous show also holds many secrets from times gone by in many of the scenes like the parade of wooden soldiers, a fan favorite for its difficulty in execution, that has been in the show since 1933

The Rockettes were founded in 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 1932 The Rockettes have been based out of the Radio City Music Hall in New York City and were originally incorporated as dancing entertainment for the intermission between the movies that were shown there. In more modern times The Rockettes became part of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular on a full-time basin in 1989. More recently the Rockettes were also the centerpiece in the ill-fated Heart and Lights show and are now part of the Radio City Spring Spectacular, scheduled for Spring 2015 at the Radio City Music Hall

Originally known as the Roxyettes, the Rockettes are best known for their routines that incorporate a chorus high leg kick in unison. Rockettes auditions are in April each year in New York City and women who audition must show proficiency in several genres of dancing, mainly ballet, tap, modern, and jazz.. For the coveted eighty spots, over four hundred women apply to be a Rockette every year. Samuel Roxy Rothafel would be very pleased.